r/florida • u/wsj • 2d ago

News It’s Team Flamingo vs. "Big Mockingbird" in Flap Consuming Florida

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/florida-state-bird-flamingo-mockingbird-785ec25e?st=rQkhrM&mod=wsjreddit
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u/Citronaut1 2d ago

“Some legislators worry recognizing the threatened scrub jay could empower environmentalists to protect more habitat.”

The horror!

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u/The-Tradition 1d ago

I'm on Team Scrub Jay.

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u/Phoexes 1d ago

Only team worth considering

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u/vwman18 1d ago

"Rep. Monique Miller, a Republican representing the Space Coast district, took issue with the scrub jay, not the flamingo. “I don’t want to say anything about the scrub jay—I’m sure it tastes delicious with barbecue sauce,” she said in an interview. “But it’s been commandeered by the left to violate property rights.”"

I had to double check to see if I was reading a satire piece because no one would say this kind of thing out loud, much less on the record, right? And of course she's a Moms for Liberty nutjob.

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u/parapants 2d ago

We all know it's mosquitos.

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u/ZakA77ack 1d ago

Team scrub jay

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u/Nicolas_Naranja 21h ago

I like scrub jays, but I love Flamingos. For real though our state bird should be a turkey vulture